"DrJohn":3tdjsy86 wrote: Annual output.
Brewpub: <3000HL,
Microbrewery: 3000 - 30,000HL,
Regional Brewery: 30,000 - 200,000HL,
National Brewery: >200,000HL
Source: Brewers & Malsters Guild of ireland submission to the Government (on taxation etc.) probably 1996.[/quote:3tdjsy86]
I think in that submission they were looking for a sliding scale, hence the breakdowns. As it was the Govt. just went with the one.
Pushes the boundary of a micro alright, but I guess in Ireland you're either huge or tiny, so any cut-off in the middle somewhere was going to keep everyone happy.